Home Forum Benefit Order Holds Biennial Session
The Home Forum Benefit Order of Chicago reports its St Louis Biennial session with delegates from twenty five states. Growth exceeds 20,000 in membership and new by law provisions raise assessments to build a reserve fund for future policyholder protection. Officers elected include Dr P L McKinnie as Grand President and Frank Clendenin as Grand Secretary. Since May 5, over 2,000 new applications have followed the changes and new old age disability benefits begin at 70. Main offices are 66 Fifth Avenue Chicago.
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The
Home Forum Benefit Order
Chicago
Illinois
St. Louis
Grand Lodge
P. L. McKinnie
Ill
C. E. Thomas
Sturgis
Mich
J.Q. Jones
Delavan
Frank Clen‘tenin
Joliet
J. Caswell
Rockford
W. Heath
Brooklyn
Iowa
Order
Fifth Avenue
Linois
Frank @londenin
A Story of Dean Swift and a Wit
Dean Swift confronted a boastful youth who claimed to be a wit. The Dean advised him to sit down again after hearing the bold claim. The anecdote illustrates Swift’s intolerance of conceit and his habit of delivering practical, pointed demonstrations.
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Dean Swift
Mr. Déan
Dean
Billionaire’s Nightmare Ends in Wakeful Realization
A terrified billionaire cries for help in a nightmare about dying rich. Mendicants ignore him, asking why he did not consider this before his wealth. He wakes, realizing the scene was only a dream.
Foot Ease powder ad promises relief for sore feet
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen a Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Allen S. Olmsté
Sleeping Car Route Open Between St Louis and Denver
The Missouri Pacific Railway with Rock Island now runs a through sleeping car from St Louis at 9 a m to Denver arriving at 11 o clock the next morning. A woman in airy attire and a chiffon veil will swathe her head and wonder why she cannot stay cool.
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St. Louis
Denver
Missouri Pacific Railway
Rock Island
A Strange Nursery and the Stickleback Father
The article discusses animal and plant development, focusing on the stickleback. It highlights the male stickleback as a devoted father who builds a nest, attracts mates, and guards eggs, fanning them to provide oxygen and protecting fry until they can fend for themselves.
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Grant Allen
Stickleback
Stalking Beauty and Battle of the Sticklebacks
The male stickleback builds a barrel shaped nest from grass and water weeds, cements it with mucus, and guards eggs after mating. He fights rivals with dorsal spines and yellow-red colors, wedging a harem of mates while protecting the offspring through aeration and parasite removal.
End of a Divorce Era in North Dakota Warns of Easy Paths
The North Dakota law ends ninety day divorces after July 1 and tightens residency to one year, sparking debate over moral aims versus economic gain. Fargo and Mandan host notable divorce colonies where judges, clerks, and lawyers prosper from a bustling market amid a culture of cruelty and desertion accusations.
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Saya
Denver Post
Church
Temperance
Commonwealth
North
Fargo
Manden
New York
Mandan
Observer
Court House
Desire to Get Even Prompted Home Return
Excerpt shows a crusty exchange about a return home and a plan to “use them up” if visitors linger. A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote questions readiness, while parson and boys mock war history and growing up. The tone is sharp, humorous, and reflective of wartime sentiment.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Spain
Our budget of fun nursery verse and jokes
A Chicago Daily News item presents a whimsical bundle of nursery rhymes and light verse. It promises fanciful riches and secure happy futures for a well married mother and her baby girl, framed as playful fare.
Exchange of Courtesies at Discharge
A prison warden bids a discharged convict farewell hoping for a respectable life and useful citizenship. The convict responds with thanks and reciprocates the wish.
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Lfe
Unsere Gesellschaft
Catching Star Chases Self in Half Square Car Caper
A playful Chicago News quip riffs on a famed fielder who cannot catch a moving car while chasing his own shadow on a plotted field. The piece blends sports myth with city humor, highlighting the paradox of skill and misfortune in a single anecdote.
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Chicago News
Then You Do Know You Never Really Know a Man
A quip from Leslie's Weekly contrasts marriage and divorce revealing insight about spouses. Mrs Younghusband remarks you never truly know a husband until marriage. Mrs Muchwed adds you never really know a man until divorce when friends reveal hidden thoughts.
A Scheme Worth Trying
A florid lady claims she made a will years ago as one of her wisest acts. She jokes she enjoys changing it whenever she grows mad at her heirs, provoking a wry exchange with a meek woman.
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Holder
Darwin
Chicagoy Times- Herald
Abbreviated Bible Talk Sparks Teasing Exchange
In a Kansas City Star bit, Freddie parrots a Bible line about a He as an abomination while his mother plays with formality. A humorous dialogue unfolds about being called Miss versus Nellie, revealing family banter and social manners.
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Freddie
Kansas City Star
Summer and Autumn Tours and Resorts by Lehigh Valley R R
Lehigh Valley Railroad offers summer and autumn tours through Pennsylvania valleys and New York lake country. The line promises direct routes to New Jersey seashore resorts with solid vestibule trains from New York to Chicago via Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Dining cars and a La Carte service accompany tours. request a copy of Summer Tours and Fares by sending 48 cents in stamps to Charles B. Lee, G P A, 26 Cortlandt Street, New York.
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Lee
Cortlandt Street
Rush for strawberries tied to a matrimonial scare
A jocular exchange notes a widespread rush for strawberries among married men. One man claims gossip suggests a New Jersey woman fell into trouble after eating many berries, prompting the berry rush rumor.
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New Jersey
Tilo Among Them Father and Daughter Wealth Quote
An extract from the Boston Christian Register features a father stating his daughter has always enjoyed wealth. The count agrees, declaring that wealth is his own nature. The dialogue portrays social class contrasts in a formal tone.
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Tilo
Yees
Boston Christian Register
Do Not Be Fooled by Music Rolls and Quick Cures
A collage of sensational claims and advertisements from a late 19th century periodical. It mocks false musicianship based on music rolls, touts products like Cascarets and Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and sells various patent remedies and fashion notions with promotional tone. Included are dated testimonials and generic health claims.
Teacher Cuffs Spark Sudden School Dismissal
One pupil reports the teacher cuffed him and sprained his wrist in the act. The incident caused the teacher to dismiss the school, while a classmate notes the boy seemed oddly pleased by the mishap.
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Fritz
Unsere Gesellschaft
Word Ladder Between Father and Son
A short dialogue shows Willie asking about dictionary words and Pa admitting new terms appear over time. Willie questions the latest word, Pa deflects to his wife for the answer, implying language evolves with each generation.
Conversation on Wad Hard Usage and Voices
In a brief exchange, Wad Hard Usage is discussed while Smith compliments his wife’s fine voice, noting it as one of the best in the world. Jones agrees, saying it would have worn out years ago otherwise.
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Smith
Jones
Missouri Pacific Railway Offers Fast Mail Route West
Surpasses competitors with excellent facilities for first class travel on the St. Louis to Kansas City route and two Westward options to famed summer resorts. Special season rates apply for one way and round trips. Free illustrated pamphlets available from agents led by H. C. Townsend in St. Louis.
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Reliable
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
H. C. Townsend
Remarkable Insurance Gaffe On Burning Barn Tale
In a curious exchange from American Enterprise a Mrs Brown is praised for business savvy after she insured her carriage while her barn burned. The anecdote highlights quick thinking amid a blaze and reflects era humor about property risk.
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad and London Clock Notice
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease foot powder for swollen burning feet with 25c price and free sample from Allen S Olmste LeRoy NY. Nearby a note says a clock is being built for London Liverpool Street station with interior case space for five diners.
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Liverpool Street
London
What a Little Faith Did for Mrs Rockwell
Letter from Mrs. Pinkham era shows Vera Rockwell of Grand Rapids praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female weakness and long standing womb and urinary issues after doctors failed. Another testimonial from L G of Newank New Jersey notes cure and renewed strength after using the product and Sanative Wash.
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Mars
Grand Thamps
Miu
Lydia E. Pinkham
L. G
Ann Sr
Newank, N. J
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